GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
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altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
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appriseto give notice to : tell
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
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